Acrylic dentures: what is it, pros and cons, photo

Nowadays, there are many options for prosthetics from the cheapest, to expensive and highly aesthetic.How to find the best balance of quality and price?It was for this purpose that acrylic dentures were invented, which were widely used due to good quality, democratic price, minimum contraindications and the possibility of using it for children's prosthetics.Below we will get acquainted with the material and types of structures in more detail.

The essence of prosthetics with acrylic material

So, let's look at what is "acrylic dentures", why they have become popular and when used.

This material produces partially and completely removable dentures, which allow you to restore a lot of teeth in both the upper and lower jaws.

Acrylic dentures

The material is a chemically created plastic composite that replaced rubber( it was previously used for dental prosthetics).The new material has an increased ease, allows you to choose the most natural color, similar to the shade of enamel and gums.Also, the wearing of structures has become more convenient and simple.

Also similar systems are popular with young people for temporary prosthetics.This makes it possible to restore the oral cavity after treatment of dental and mucosal diseases, tooth extraction, canal filling, etc.After this, it is already possible to establish permanent, including non-removable crowns.

The affordable price of this component makes it more popular with the elderly, because even a pensioner can boast of a beautiful smile and full functionality of the dentition.

What are the types and designs of acrylic prostheses

All acrylic dentures( photos you can see below) refer to removable systems, as they play the role of temporary or short-lived( up to 2 years) measures.The basis of the design is a pink base of plastic, which mimics the natural gums.Artificial acrylic crowns are implanted in the base.This prosthesis is fixed to the patient or to the sky( in the case of the upper jaw).

There are 2 types of designs: completely removable denture and partially removable.

The first is applied when the teeth in the series are completely absent due to injuries, bumps, bruises and age-related changes.This prosthesis is installed directly on the gum.

Plastic products can serve for about two years.

Partially removable is used when the jaws are missing a number of located teeth( several pieces).The system is installed on the gums, but is additionally fixed with hooks made of metal, clasps, locks, etc., which cling to the remaining neighboring teeth.

Adentia( complete toothlessness) always implies the installation of acrylic completely removable dentures to the selection of more modern crowns( cermet and ceramic).

Let's talk about the flexibility and strength of acrylic teeth.

The base of the structure is quite stable and dense, made of plastic.The plasticity of such material is low enough, therefore, during injury, injury or fall, the probability of damage to the structure is high.In this case, of course, the more flexible silicone and nylon systems benefit, however, the period of their wearing is measured in months, and the acrylic version can be worn for up to 2-3 years.

Advantages and disadvantages of acrylic prosthetics

Let's talk about the disadvantages of acrylic material:

1. Unlike the counterparts of silicone and nylon, acrylic plastic is less transparent and poorly transmits the sun's rays.This leads to the fact that the pink basis, simulating the gum, often looks unnatural and too noticeable.
2. The prosthesis is fixed on the patient's gums, which often leads to traumatization of the mucosa and soft tissues.
3. Clams, hooks, locks and other types of fixation of partially removable dentures can damage the enamel of neighboring teeth, resulting in caries and other infections in microcracks.
4. Acrylic is a sufficiently allergenic material, and the body reacts with a whole set of allergic symptoms, which we will consider below.
5. Acrylic plastic is quite porous, absorbs food colors, food residues, microbial products, which leads not only to inflammatory processes in the mouth, but also to an unpleasant odor.
6. When the structure is mounted on the upper jaw, the base overlaps the sky, which has a number of taste receptors.This can lead to a partial loss of taste sensations.
   

   Acrylic prosthesis on the upper jaw

7. During the period of getting used to the system, patients note the difficulty of chewing, biting, and communicating( diction, distortion of sounds, lisiness appears).
8. Unfortunately, acrylic prostheses can not grind solid food, and even more so split seeds, nuts.
9. This system requires regular adjustment and adjustment, increased hygienic care, as well as frequent preventive visits to the dentist.

Removable dentures from acrylic plastic, reviews about which are mostly positive, have a number of advantages:

1. The place of fixing the artificial crown to the pink base is imperceptible, which can not be said about many soft systems.
2. Prostheses from this component do not change shape and appearance during the entire service life.
3. Installation of such a design is quick, simple and budgetary, which allows you to return a beautiful smile much faster than in other cases.
4. With almost no teeth, you can choose snow-white "Hollywood" crowns, which you dreamed of when looking at show business stars.
5. Have a minimum of contraindications.
6. Hygienic procedures though necessary, but simple and understandable.And increased attention to yourself requires all kinds of implants and prostheses.
7. During the installation, healthy teeth are not grinded or adjusted, because the system is attached using hooks.
8. Applicable for people of any age, including babies.
9. This design is suitable as a temporary, when there is no desire for months to wait for the opportunity to install expensive and high-quality permanent prostheses.
10. The price of the material is affordable.

Rules for the care of acrylic prosthetics

As we found out, one of the major drawbacks of the design is the porosity of the component, so that food residues and dental plaque form a suitable environment for the development of pathogens.For example, among the owners of acrylic prostheses, the ailment "acrylic stomatitis" is often spread.

"Acrylic stomatitis" when using acrylic prosthetics

In order to avoid unpleasant consequences, careful and regular oral hygiene should be paid attention:

1. After each meal, the prosthesis should be removed from the mouth, cleaned thoroughly with a toothbrush, and rinsed with medicinal rinse aid, infusions and herbal decoction( if desired).
2. Before going to bed( day and night), the structure is dipped into a medical solution, which is designed to disinfect the material, kill microbes, and also remove traces of food dyes and other pigments( for example, from coffee, wine, cigarettes, etc.).
3. Sometimes it is necessary to clean the prosthesis with a special powder that removes calcareous deposits, dental stones and plaque.
4. Do not forget to visit the dentist regularly, who examines the oral cavity for the presence of inflammatory processes and diseases, and also produces the necessary adjustment of the system, its fixing and professional cleaning( if necessary).

Contra-indications and allergy to

We have considered the pros and cons of acrylic prostheses, the features of care for them, types of structures.But also it is necessary to familiarize with the few contraindications and manifestations of allergy to the used component.

As for contraindications, the main one is an allergic reaction, which is quite common.Also it is impossible to put an acrylic prosthesis to people with high gag reflex and women in the first trimester of pregnancy( toxicosis).Contraindications are also chronic diseases and pathologies of the oral cavity, the presence of active viral, bacterial and fungal diseases, caries, untreated gums and teeth.

Let's take a closer look at how the allergy to acrylic is manifested.The main symptoms are as follows:

Acrylic dentures have a number of contraindications

• burning and itching in the gums;
• pain at the point of fixing the system;
• changes or partial loss of taste;
• overdrying of the mucosa;
• increased salivation;
• inflammation of the soft tissues( palate, gums, tongue) and mucous membranes.

So, in the absence of contraindications and allergies, the acrylic denture will be an excellent choice as a temporary measure.The budgetary cost and satisfactory aesthetics allows to return functionality of the oral cavity and beauty of a smile in a matter of weeks.